Mitzi Kapture (born Mitzi Gaynor Donahue; May 2, 1962) is an American actress, known for her role as Sgt. Rita Lee Lance in the

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crime drama series ''

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'' from 1991 to 1995.

Life and career

Kapture was born in

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, and raised in

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, Georgia. She began her career in films such as ''Lethal Pursuit'' (1988), '' Angel III: The Final Chapter'' (1988), '' Liberty & Bash'' (1989), and '' The Vagrant'' (1992), before moving to television. She gained exposure with her first regular series role as Sergeant Rita Lee Lance in the television series ''

''. ''Silk Stalkings'' premiered on

and USA, but later moved solely to

. The show aired for eight seasons and became USA network's highest-rated original drama series. She played Rita, the other half of the two "Sams" for almost five years. Paired with

Rob Estes Robert Estes (born July 22, 1963) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Harry Wilson on the teen drama series '' 90210'', as Sgt. Chris Lorenzo on the crime drama series '' Silk Stalkings'', and as Kyle McBride on the primetime soap ...

, who played Sergeant Chris Lorenzo, Kapture gained recognition along with her co-star. Sergeant Lance eventually became Lieutenant Lance by the time Kapture left the series in 1995 to have her first daughter. During her time with the series, Kapture also directed episodes. Kapture returned to television in 1997, starring in two made-for-USA-Network movies. She played lead roles in USA Pictures Originals telemovies, ''Perfect Crime'' (based on a true story, also called ''Hide and Seek: The Joanne Jensen Story''), which also starred

Jasmine Guy Jasmine Guy (born March 10, 1962) is an American actress, director, singer and dancer. She is known for her role as Dina in the 1988 film ''School Daze'' and as Whitley Gilbert-Wayne on the NBC ''The Cosby Show'' spin-off ''A Different World'', ...

, and ''His Bodyguard'' with

Robert Guillaume Robert Guillaume (born Robert Peter Williams; November 30, 1927 – October 24, 2017) was an American actor and singer, known for his role as Benson DuBois in the ABC television series ''Soap'' and its spin-off, ''Benson'', as well as for voici ...

. She returned to series television in a lead role on ''

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'' as Alexis Ryker. From 2002 through 2005, she played the seductive Anita Hodges on the CBS daytime soap opera ''

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'', credited as Mitzi Kapture Donahue. She also starred in the made-for-Lifetime television movie ''Night of Terror'', which premiered March 26, 2007. In her latest film, she played the role of a therapist specializing in autism in the independent feature '' God's Ears'', released in 2008 and on DVD in 2012. In 2010, she guest-starred in an episode of the

sitcom ''

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''.

Filmography

References

;Specific * UCLA (2004
David Koepp Honored With Distinguished Achievement in Screenwriting Award by UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television
retrieved November 29, 2004

External links

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